[michael1999]

There are several people in this thread explaining it is about 10x cheaper.

A base Tesla 3 is 70kWh * 5¢/kWh (my Toronto overnight rate) is ~$3.50 CAD for ~400km range. Gas in my Volvo C30 would be 400km * 8l/100km * $1/l = $32 CAD.

If you drive every day, a plugin-electric can save you a LOT of money. And that's before the savings in oil, brakes, and other maintenance.

I'm stuck with street parking, so it is much less appealing to me.

[jjav]

> There are several people in this thread explaining it is about 10x cheaper.

Well, no. It depends on all the variables. It may or may not be cheaper.

Your case is quite extreme with nearly free electricity! Sure, EV will be cheaper to run for sure.

Here in California with overnight rates around 30c/kWh and day rates over 70c/kWh, the numbers come out different.

[michael1999]

Ouch. I forget how mad California is. No wonder rooftop solar is so attractive.

Peak rates are ~20¢/kWh here, but there is a largish fixed per-customer monthly hit for various debts and obligations. And people regularly complain we're the highest cost province in Canada. 70¢/kWh (in BIG dollars!!!) is just insane.

[tekknik]

EVs still have brakes.

[michael1999]

Yes, but they wear slower since more energy is captured instead of wearing the rotors and pads.